I can’t say I’ve had really bad luck with any nursery. I DO plan to get some ‘mara des bois’ strawberries from Jungs the first of April, IF they still have them! Waiting for that April paycheck first, though. Also planning on getting their 2/1 European filbert offer, and a dwarf disease resistant apple tree collection.
Mmmmmaybe one of their razz blueberries too. Of course, Diana will accuse me of blueberricide for attempting to grow it down here.
I wonder at the amount of pass through stock between the nursery companies though. Last year I bought some Liberty apple trees from Gurneys. When I got them, the box was stamped and shipped from the same address of Stark Bros. nurseries. (different state than gurneys, altogether).
I ordered 3 tea camellias from Jungs last year. All arrived beautifully in pots even. 2 are still alive. I managed to kill one. Forgetting the water will do that :( If they’re still shipping when the May paycheck comes in I’ll order a couple more. The two I did manage to remember to water are doing splendidly.
My problem with Gurneys, right now, is that so little of their stock (trees, etc) are suitable for my particular area due to disease issues. Pears and fireblight are a biggie. They have one pear tree that’s resistant. I will have to get suitable ones from a local/regional nursery next year.
On a really GOOD note. Last week, my hubby went to the local nursery/garden center to get pinestraw bales. We get the free stuff on the street in the fall/winter but had run out. Nursery was out too, unfortunately. But he did manage to score 3 raspberry plants for me! ‘Dorman Red’. Good for canning, not for fresh eating though. But, supposedly the only variety that will live more than a year or two down here due to soil diseases and heat intolerance.
You have a wonderfully interesting homepage, Black Agnes. I encourage people to read it...........